{the bus life}

Category: DIY Van Build

There were two goals in mind when we started putting in the walls and floors of the van: the first was to insulate the space better than a home, the second was to make it look like a home. Insulating wasn’t a problem, but working with the odd, curved shaped panels for walls and floors … More Interior Shell of the Van: Installing the Walls and Floors

When you are working on the same project day in and day out, things start to become a blur. Building the roof has felt like a single continuous day– a long, exhausting continuous day of building. As you all well know, cars experience the forces of nature at a different level than a home. With … More Building the Extended Roof for the Van: Phase Two

There’s a lot that goes into building a new roof on top of your cargo van, so we’ve broken down the build into a couple phases. This blog post will be about how we got started. After researching the different year/makes/models of cargo vans, we found that Chevy had the best reviews. We found a … More Building the Extended Roof for The Van: Phase One

Here he is– no whistles or bells. Magnolia’s replacement. I’ve been fighting to accept the reality of giving up our beautiful VW bus for something so sterile, but we’ve been driving Becket around for the past few weeks, and I’m realizing that for what we do, he is going to be a better option than … More Meet Becket, Our New Tiny House on Wheels